22 international and local organizations, including COSYFOP, advocate against the escalating repression of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria.
Amid official silence and media complicity, Algeria today faces mounting accusations from international human rights organizations of using hate speech, mass expulsion policies, and arbitrary detention against migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa. In response to this escalation, 22 international human rights organizations have launched a broad advocacy campaign demanding that the Algerian authorities immediately cease these violations and fully comply with their international obligations. […]
May 1, 2025: COSYFOP renews its commitment to defending union freedoms and workers' rights.
On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSYFOP) issued an official statement sounding the alarm over the state of trade union freedoms in Algeria. The Confederation warned that these freedoms remain under serious threat and continue to regress, despite the country’s international obligations. In its statement dated 1 May 2025, COSYFOP called on the President of the Republic to urgently intervene to secure the release of all detained trade unionists. […]
Rising Hate Speech and Racism Against Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Algeria
الكنفدرالية النقابية للقوى المنتجة · COSYFOP بيان من أجل كرامة المهاجرين وحقوقهم في الجزائر في ظل الأزمة الدبلوماسية بين الجزائر ومالي، تشهد البلاد موجة مقلقة من خطاب الكراهية والعنف ضد المهاجرين الأفارقة جنوب الصحراء. وقد تفاقمت هذه الظاهرة عبر وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي، حيث يتم تداول مقاطع فيديو وتعليقات تحرض على العنف والتمييز العرقي، مما يهدد […]
A Trade Union from Brotherly Iraq Expresses Solidarity with Detained Algerian Trade Unionist Ali Mammeri
Calls for Immediate Release The General Union of Electricity Sector Workers in Iraq has expressed its solidarity with Algerian trade unionist Ali Mammeri, who was arrested in Algeria on 20 March while carrying out his professional duties. Mammeri, who serves as the president of the National Union of Employees affiliated with the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSYFOP), was detained under circumstances that have not yet been clarified. […]